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Joy Gregory: Face, Camera, Process

At Whitechapel Gallery 'Catching Flies with Honey' goes beyond portraiture's expectations

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Lou Mensah
Jan 18, 2026
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Welcome back. I’m thinking about curating an exhibition around something I feel is missing from what we see in photography exhibitions. I can’t say what yet, but I want to talk with photography curators about first steps. Anyone want to get in touch?

Meanwhile, I spent time at Whitechapel Gallery with Joy Gregory’s Catching Flies with Honey —here’s what I thought.

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